Decorative cornice



Nov. 19, 1940. s s $222,186

DECORATIVE GORNICE Filed NOV. 12, 1958 FJL -J m Fig-5 30 FR ED SLADKUS I NV EN TOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 19, 1940 UNITE STATES PATENT. reins DECORATIVE CORNICE tion of New York Application November 12, 1938, Serial No. 240,117

5 Claims.

This invention relates to ready-made foldable box-like cornices for curtains or draperies for increasing the ornamental effect produced on windows by curtains, draperies or Venetian blinds.

An object of this invention is toprovide a boxlike cornice which may be folded flat for shipment and which may be erected so as to bring its end portions in right-angular relation with its front face.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box-like cornice having a soft fabric front facing and having a backing made of rigid material, the said backing being secured only to the edges of the lower portion of the front facing and being separated from the front facing all along its upper edge.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box-like cornice adapted to be mounted on a curtain rod and having a soft fabric facing, and

to provide a backing for weighing down and imparting a plane form to said soft fabric to produce a smooth and refined appearing front face while having rigidity and a box-like form, the upper edge of said backing being positioned closely below said curtain rod.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box like cornice having a flexible and non stiffened upper edge portion, the said upper edge portion being foldable for mounting over a curtain rod and being given an elongated linear form by said rod.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box-like cornice made up of a plurality of separable members, the top edge portion of each of said members having a spring clip adapted to grip the curtain rod for detachably securing the cornice members to the curtain rod.

With the above and other. objects in View, the invention. will be hereinafter more particularly described, and the combination and arrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims which form part of this specification.

Reference. will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of a foldable boxlike cornice constructed in accordance with this invention and mounted on a curtain rod having right-angularly disposed side members.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the cornice.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear View of an end member, on an enlarged scale.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of an end (Cl. 15ii10) member, the section being taken as on line 4& in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an end View, similar to Figure 4, with the curtain rod removed.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the numeral l0 indicates a foldable boxlike cornice which comprises two end members I I having soft fabric facings [2. Each end member H has a rigid backing I3 at its lower portion for the purpose of imparting a plane form to the soft fabric.

As shown in Figure 3, I have secured a side member M to each end member ll. Each side member and end member are secured together by stitching a binding l5 which extends throughout the entire length of the outer boundary of the rigid backing material.

The soft fabric front facing 112 has been extended sideways so as to provide facing material for the side member Hi. This extended facing fabric is carried along a right-angular side extension it of a curtain rod I! on which the cornice I0 is mounted and covers the upper surface of the curtain rod.

A rigid backing E3 of rectangular form has been secured by the binding strip along one vertical and one horizontal edge to the front fabric l2 for the purpose of imparting a plane form to the soft facing fabric of the side member M.

A narrow opening 20 appears between the adjoining edges Zl and 22 of the rigid backing materials l8 and I3. The opening 2t makes it possible to erect the side member M in right-angular relation with its coacting end member I i.

The adjoining edges 2| and 22 defining the opening 20 are covered with binding Hi. The upper edges of the backing material It and it are finished with a binding I5 The binding I5 is secured by stitching 23 which passes through the rigid backing and the front facing. Bindings I5 and I5 are secured by stitching 24 which passes only through the rigid backing materials I3 and H3. The bindings l5 and I5 cause the upper and lower edges of the backing members II and I8 to be flexibly connected together by hinge-like means so as to be foldable. The upper edges of the rigid backings I3 and it are thus not secured to the front facing [2. The boundary edges of the facing fabric l2 appearing as a single layer. at the upper elevation of Figure 3, are also bound and the binding serves to secure a gusset 25 at the corner.

I have provided complementary fastener members 26 and 21, preferably of the ball and socket snap fastener type for securing the cornice to a curtain rod. The snap fastener member 26 is secured to the side member I4 of the cornice. The snap fastener member 21 is secured to the gusset end portion of the single layer upper extension of the soft and foldable fabric facing l2.

When the cornice I U is mounted on the curtain rod l'l', the soft and pliable upper portion single layer facing material I2 is folded over the curtain rod and the folded part is secured to the backing. l8 of the side wall M by bringing the snap fastener members 26 and 21 into interlocking engagement. In this service position, the right-angular curtain rod extension l6 imparts a right-angular form to the-side wall M with relation to the front face of the end member ll.

As shown in Figure 2, I have provided a decorative cover member 28 of substantially semi-circular form and having a rigid backing (not shown) which is designed to impart a plane form to the soft fabric facing l2. In cornice making relation, best shown in Fig. 2, the cover member 28 is mounted in superposed relation over two side members H, H, centrally of the cornice.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, I have provided a spring clip 30 which is preferably attached by means of eyelets 3! to the rear of the single layer upper extension of the facing fabric l2.

As shown in Figure 4, the cornice I0 is mounted in service position on the curtain rod II. It will be noted that the soft fabric facing [2 has been folded over the curtain rod and the spring clip 30 has been brought upwardly into frictional engagement with the lower portion of the curtain rod. It will be noted that any attempt to diolodge the cornice section from the curtain rod by pulling downwardly on the cornice will only serve to make the engagement of the spring clip with the curtain rod more secure.

It is to be noted that under operating conditions, a curtain rod 32 is mounted on the upper portion of the window and rearwards of the curtain rod [1 for supporting a curtain (not shown). The positions of the spring clips 30 will be about one-third the distance from the front end of an end member II and at the middle of the cover member 28. A gusset (not shown) will be secured at the rear end of each of the end members, similar to the gusset 25 to maintain the rightangular positions of the side members.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described and illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood. that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit of th invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a foldable box-like cornice for curtains or drapes, comprising a pair of end members and a central member, each comprising a flat form having a front facing of soft fabric and a rigid backing, said end members each including a pair of foldable backing elements adapted to be erectable at right angles to each other, said backing elements being in adjacent relation at the line of folding, means for flexibly and hingeably coning a front facing of soft fabric and a rigid backing, said end members each including a pair of foldable backing elements adapted to be erectable at right angles to each other, said elements meeting at the line of folding and having a linear space between them at the fold, the upper and lower edges of said backing elements being flexibly connected by hinge-like means, said end members also including a pliable upper section foldable over a curtain rod and adapted to be givenform by said rod, said backing being attached to said facing all along its bottom edge, means for securing said foldable upper edge portions to said curtain rod and comprising complementary fastener members respectively positioned at opposite ends of the fold of said pliable upper section, said central member being mounted substantially centrally of said cornice and in overlapping relation with said end members, said backing respectively extending throughout the entire length of each of said cornice members, the weight of said backing at said bottom edge holding said soft facing straight, whereby the front face and the right-angularly erectable side faces of said cornice simulate a rigid U-shaped box-like cornice when in service on a curtain rod having right-angularly disposed side extensions.

3. A foldable box-like cornice for curtains or drapes, comprising a pair of end members and a central member, each comprising a fiat form having a front facing of soft fabric and a rigid backing, said end members each including a pair of foldable backing elements adapted to be erectable at right angles to each other, said elements meeting at the line of folding, the upper and lower edges of said backing elements being connected together by hinge-like means, said end members also including a pliable upper section foldable over a curtain rod and adapted to be given form by said rod, said backing being attached to said facing all along its bottom edge, means for securing said foldable upper edge portions to said curtain rod, said central member being mounted substantially centrally of said cornice and in overlapping relation with said end members, said backing respectively extending throughout the entire length of each of said cornice members, said backing holding said soft facing straight, whereby the front face and the right-angularly erectable side faces of said cornice simulate a rigid U-shaped box-like cornice when in service on a curtain rod having right-angulariy disposed side extensions.

4. A valance comprising a pair of end members and a central member, each comprising a flat form having a front facing of soft fabric and a rigid backing, each of said fiat forms having an apron portion and an upper edge portion movably disposed relative to the apron portion, whereby the valance is adapted for attachment to a drapery rod and is adjustable thereon to various widths of windows.

5. In a valance combination, an apron portion at least partially provided with a substantially rigid backing material, a slit longitudinally of the said backing material determining an end portion of the said valance adapted for angular. disposition relative to the said apron portion, and an upper edge portion movably disposed relative to the said apron portion.

FRED SLADKUS. 

